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1) Who won the 1990 Regular Season NBA Most Valuable Player award?
• Magic Johnson
www.hoopscorner.com/almanac/season_mvps/90.html
2) Who was the 1985 Heisman Trophy winner?
• Bo Jackson
http://football.about.com/cs/heismantrophy/a/heismantrophy.htm
3) Who played Zack in the television show Saved by the Bell?
• Mark-Paul Gosselaar
http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0004971/
4) Do potatoes come from under the ground or buses above ground?
• Under the ground
http://gardencenter.southernstates.com/garden/potatoes.shtml
5) Who is the richest person in America according to the Forbes list?
• William Gates III
http://www.forbes.com/2007/09/19/richest-americans-forbes-lists-richlist07-
cx_mm_0920rich_land.html
6) Who is the all-time assist leader in the NBA?
• Aaron Miles
http://www.nba.com/statistics/player/Assists.jsp?
league=00&conf=OVERALL&position=0&splitType=9splitScope=GAME&qualified=N&yearsExp=1&splitD
D=All+Teams
7) What countries border Ireland?
• Republic of Ireland
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Republic_of_Ireland-United_Kingdom_border
8) Name five movies Tom Cruise has performed in.
• Valkyrie, Lions for Lambs, Elizabethtown, Narc, Magnolia http://movies.go.com/tom-
cruise/f1003540
9) Name one territory of the United States.
• Puerto Rico
http://www.usa.gov/Agencies/State_and_Territories.shtml
10) What state is Julia Roberts from?
• Atlanta, Georgia
http://www.cosmopolis.ch/english/cosmo15/juliaroberts.htm
11) How far is the moon from earth?
• 384,400 km
http://www.windows.ucar.edu/tour/link=/our_solar_system/moons_table.html
12) Name three actors who did voices for the movie Shrek.
• Mike Myers, Eddie Murphy, Cameron Diaz
www.pluggedinonline.com/movies/movies/a0001755.cfm
13) What does FEMA stand for and what do they do?
• Federal Emergency Management Agency, They are assistance for disaster
www.fema.gov/news/newsrelease.fema?id=14183
14) What is the capital of Mexico?
• Mexico City
mission.blackfoot.net/STUDENTS/Web Pages/Alan's Web page/Capital.htm
15) Where was Avril Lavigne born?
• Belleville, Ontario, Canada
www.imdb.com/name/nm1245099
16) Who is the Vice President of the United States in the year 2003?
• Dick Cheney
http://www.presidentsusa.net/presvplist.html
17) What are the winds of a category 5 hurricane?
• Winds greater than 155 miles per hour
http://www.nhc.noaa.gov/aboutsshs.shtml
18) Was Faith Hill adopted?
• Yes, by Ted and Edna Perry
http://www.people.com/people/faith_hill
19) What city was John F. Kennedy shot in?
• Dallas, Texas http://ap.grolier.com/article?
assetid=022952000&templatename=/article/article.html
20) What color are Barney the Dinosaurs toes?
• yellow
http://www.geocities.com/heartland/acres/8301/barneyphotos.html
21) Who has won the most Super Bowl MVP trophies?
• Joe Montana
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Super_Bowl_MVP
22) How many people live in Cuba?
• 11,394,043
https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/print/cu.html
23) How many people live in the state of Tennessee?
• 6,038,803
http://quickfacts.census.gov/qfd/states/47000.html
24) How do you make butter?
• Butter is produced by churning cream until the fats separate from the liquid
(buttermilk) and the butter is in a semi-solid state. http://webexhibits.org/butter/making.html
25) Name the natural Seven Wonders of the World.
• Grand Canyon, Great Barrier Reef, Harbor of Rio de Janeiro, Mount Everest, Aurorae,
Parícutin volcano, Victoria Falls
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Seven_Wonders_of_the_World#Natural_wonders
26) What is the capital of Arkansas?
• Little Rock
50states.com
27) What are the countries and territories bordering Iraq?
• Iran, Turkey, Syria, Jordan, Kuwait
http://geography.about.com/library/cia/blciraq.htm#
28) Who was the 22nd president of the United States?
• Grover Cleveland
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Presidents_of_the_United_States
29) How many #1 hits have the musical group The Beatles had?
• 27
http://www.dooyoo.co.uk/music-records/one-beatles/211561/
30) What is the real name of the actor Nicolas Cage?
• Nicolas Coppola
http://www.movieactors.com/winm/m95.htm
31) Where is the Sears Tower?
• Chicago
http://www.thesearstower.com/
32) Where is the Alamo?
• Texas
www.imdb.com/title/tt0318974/
33) Who starred in the movie “One flew over the Cuckoo Nest”?
• Louise Fletcher
www.filmsite.org/onef.html
34) What are the school colors for East Carolina University?
• Royal Purple and Old Gold
http://www.ecu.edu/
35) What is the nickname for Marshall University?
• Thundering Herd
www.marshall.edu/alumni/Marcopast.asp
36) What is the name of the University of Tennessee band?
• The Pride of the Southland Marching Band
www.spiritus-temporis.com/pride-of-the-southland-band/
37) When was Pearl Harbor bombed?
• December 7, 1941
www.pearlharbor.com/
38) Where does bacon come from?
• any of certain cuts of meat taken from the sides, belly or back of a pig.
http://www.answerbag.com/q_view/349349
39) Who fought with the Unites States in World War 1?
• Major Allies: France United Kingdom Russia (until 1917) United States (from April 6,
1917)
Minor Allies: Australia Belgium Canada Japan Greece Italy (from May 23, 1915) Montenegro
Newfoundland New Zealand Romania Serbia South Africa
http://www.battle-fleet.com/pw/his/Allies%20WW1%20WW2.htm
40) What was the name of Dollywood before it became Dollywood?
• Silver Dollar City
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dollywood#Dollywood_timeline
41) If you put $100 dollars in the bank at 10% annual interest and left it for 100 years,
how much money would your family have?
42) What country is Bethlehem in?
• Israel
http://www.asiarooms.com/travel-guide/israel/israel-popular-destinations/bethlehem.html
43) What is Elvis Presley’s middle name?
• Aron
http://memphis.about.com/od/elvis/f/elvismiddle.htm
44) What is the only part of the cow that sweats?
• They do not sweat
msucares.com/news/print/cvm/cvm00/000717sw.htm
45) What is the average weight of a newborn child?
• 7.5 lbs.
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Infant
46) What disease did Franklin D. Roosevelt have?
• Polio
http://www.healthmedialab.com/html/president/roosevelt.html
47) Who is on the two dollar bill?
• Thomas Jefferson
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/United_States_two-dollar_bill
48) What is on the back of the 20-dollar bill?
• The White House
www.happynews.com/living/money/fake-twenty-bill.htm
49) Are the words separation of church and state in the constitution?
• No
atheism.about.com/od/churchstatemyths/a/phrase.htm
50) What do the words novus ordo seclorum on the back of a one-dollar bill stand for?
• the unfinished pyramid with the date MDCCLXXVI (1776)
http://www.greatseal.com/mottoes/seclorum.html
51) What is the minimum wage for the state of Tennessee?
• $5.85
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Harry_J._Tindell
52) Who was the 33rd president of the United States?
• Harry S. Truman
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Presidents_of_the_United_States
53) What number was the Denver Broncos player John Elway?
• 7
http://www.dickssportinggoods.com/sm-gridiron-classics-denver-broncos-john-elway-retro-
eqt-tackle-twill--pi-1792643.html
54)How many days in Alaska consist of all sunlight and no dark?
55)Where did the statue of Liberty come from?
• It was a gift from France to the United States
seattlec1y.ibelgique.com/index-statue-of-liberty.html
56)Name all the Oceans in the world.
• Arctic, Atlantic, Indian, Pacific
www.worldatlas.com/aatlas/infopage/oceans.htm
57)How many math credits do you need to graduate?
• 3
www.montereywildcats.com/handbook9-17.htm
58)How many white stripes are there on the USA flag?
• 6
http://www.flagco.com/flags/usflags/index.shtml?gclid=CKLK9beKr5ECFR4PkgodkS4VYg
59)What NASCAR number does Tony Stewart use on his car?
• #20
http://www.18five.com/c-17-tony-stewart-20.aspx
60)How fast can a cheetah run?
• 70mph
http://www.bbc.co.uk/nature/wildfacts/factfiles/17.shtml
61)What is the top color of light on a traffic light?
• Red
http://www.trafficlightwars.co.uk/
62)Where was the 2008 Super Bowl held?
• University of Phoenix Stadium in Glendale, Arizona
http://www.nfl.com/scores
63)Who created the movie “Rocky”?
64)Why do birds fly south for the winter?
• Warmer; migration
www.bayerus.com/msms/fun/experiment/birds.html
65)Name three people who do the voices for the movie Finding Nemo.
• Susan Ryan, Renée Johnson, Ned Lott
http://imdb.com/title/tt0266543/
66) What is an Average IQ?
67)What is a genius IQ?
68)Where does the Space Shuttle launch from?
69) What are the countries and territories that surround Israel?
70)How many sides are there to a standard pencil?
71)There are 12 buttons on a touch-tone phone. What 2 symbols bear no digits?
72) What two letters do not appear on the telephone dial?
73) Which way does water go down the drain, counter-clockwise, or clockwise?
74) Name the nickname for every NFL football team.
75)On which playing card is the card maker’s trademark?
